As Ed Balls loses a STONE on Strictly Come Dancing, we reveal the most shocking reality TV show transformations

From Ollie Locke's staggering two-and-a-half stone weight loss on Bear Grylls' Celebrity Island, to Joey Essex losing a stone and a half in the jungle, these reality TV stars didn't have to go on a diet to shed the pounds

DAISY JORDAN

19 Oct 2016, 10:52

Updated: 23 Oct 2016, 19:11

FROM fitness DVDs, to dodgy diets, celebs are always looking for quick ways to lose weight.

But judging from the astounding weight loss achieved through some of the most popular reality TV shows, the answer is right under their noses.

"I’m loving having a bit more of a bum and my boyfriend James likes it too.

"I am usually a size six and it can be a pain because not everywhere does small sizes. I fit into children’s sizes and bought a jumper for a 12-13 year old the other day. Thankfully, now I’m more like a size eight."

It's alright for some!

Splash

The diving show may not be as drastic as the others, but it certainly helped Nicole Eggert to slim down.

"It was really hard, every day, six-to-eight hours a day of gymnastics, trampoline work and diving. But it did wonders for my body."

Strictly Come Dancing

Countless stars have put their slimmed down figures down to their hectic training regimes on the dancing show.

As well as Ed, other stars who benefitted from practising the cha-cha-cha include Mark Wright, who managed to shed a stone and a half in 2014, and Nancy Dell'Olio, who claims she dropped to a size four in 2011.

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Mark Wright shows off the results of his Strictly regime on InstagramCredit: Instagram

It was reported that Sven-Goran Eriksson's ex told pals at the time: "I can fit into my eight-year-old niece's clothes."

Shaking your hips to lose weight? Sounds alright to us!

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Nancy Dell'olio reluctantly lost weight during her time on Strictly Come DancingCredit: Getty Images

I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!

A diet of beans, rice and gruesome creepy-crawlies is unsurprisingly low in calories.

While some stars haven't lasted a week on the limited diet (Gemma Collins, we're looking at you), others took a grin-and-bear-it approach.

An already slim Joey Essex shed a shocking stone and a half in just three weeks in 2013, leaving him looking painfully thin.

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Joey Essex was slim before he entered the jungle, but lost over a stoneCredit: Instagram/ITV

Meanwhile series 7 winner Christopher Biggins, who was 18 stone when he entered the jungle, lost two stone on the show.

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Christopher Biggins was two stone lighter when he won the showCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd

Michael Buerk also sparked concern as he appeared so frail towards his final days in the jungle.

His wife expressed her concern for his wellbeing at the time, saying: "I was quite concerned.

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Michael Buerk appeared startlingly thin in the jungleCredit: Rex Features

"He was quite slim when he arrived. I was trying to encourage him to build up before coming out here, which he didn’t do."

A diet of bugs clearly has an effect, but we won't be trying it anytime soon!

Bear Grylls' Celebrity Island

With limited food and water, ten celebrities were pushed to their limits on the adventurer's survival show, losing a shocking 20 stone between them in the process.

But perhaps the most drastic change could be spotted on Ollie Locke, who shed two and a half stone during his time on the island.